Phenology

In the first semester of environmental science we went out to Pioneer Park, and we did a very interesting thing called phenology. Now, I know what you might be thinking, "what is phenology?" and when I first heard about I thought that myself. Phenology is the study of a natural place over time by observing the environment of that area and how it changes.

There were a lot of changes in the spot I chose, for instance, the leaves on a willow tree right next to my spot fell off, but that always happens to deciduous trees. Also, the spot itself changed a lot in terms of how it looked, and in the amount of animal activity. One of the things we do while out there is a sound tapestry which is where we classify the different things we hear by drawings or symbols. At the beginning of the semester you could hear a lot more animals and activity then at the end of the semester, which is very interesting.

The study of phenology is exciting and I hope you enjoy the posts I make on this blog.